Ocean Import Agent - Freight Forwarding Industry

A freight forwarding company is seeking an Ocean Import Agent to join their operations team near Secaucus, NJ. This position is responsible for the activities and processes of international Ocean import freight coordination and for providing other general operations support as needed.

*This is a full-time, non-exempt, direct hire, onsite position.

Ocean Import Agent (Freight Forwarding) Duties:

• Track and trace international shipments, monitoring and managing daily sea freight freight operations
• Collect, sort and distribute operational information internally and process documentation for shipment release, including follow up with customs brokers and overseas offices
• Daily entry of arrival notices, invoices (arrival notice, customer's, etc.), and delivery orders into United Fright System (UFS)
• Respond to customers and transportation service providers, providing them with information of shipment statuses (ETA, errors, etc.) and financials, including processing of vendor payment requests
• Provide relevant invoicing information from customs broker and for the clients, to Accounting department for payment
• Collaborate with and support other departments'/branches' freight operations as needed
• Address issues and claims when shipment errors/in-transit issues occur (e.g. troubleshooting discrepancies, processing damage claims, etc.)
• Create invoices and send originals to billing parties
• Additional duties as assigned

Ocean Import Agent (Freight Forwarding) Ideal Minimum Requirements:

• Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or similar
• 3-5 years of freight forwarding operations experience required
• Practical knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly MS Excel
• Excellent communication skills in written / verbal English
• High attention to detail and comfortable handling tasks simultaneously
• Adaptable with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and deadline driven department
• This position will not support visa sponsorship or relocation expenses
• While performing the duties of this job you may be required to intermittently sit, stand, walk, lift up to 25 pounds, climb stairs, use hands to handle or feel paperwork and interact with a computer, talk and hear. You may also be required to use close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and peripheral vision.

NOTE: Activ8 and its clients will NOT charge any fees or costs to applicants at any point during the application or hiring process.

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